Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers; it was the first entry in the Hulot series and the film that launched its maker to international stardom.
Tati’s 1978 rerelease version
Directed by Jacques Tati
Written by Henri Marquet and Jacques Tati
With the collaboration of Pierre Aubert and Jacques Lagrange
Cinematography by Jacques Mercanton and Jean Mousselle
Music by Alain Romans
Editing by Suzanne Baron, Ginou Bretoneiche, and Jacques Grassi
Production Design by Roger Briaucourt and Henri Schmitt
Set Decoration by Henri Schmitt
Sound by Roger Cosson
Sound Recordist: Jacques Carrère
Starring Jacques Tati, Nathalie Pascaud, Micheline Rolla, Valentine Camax, Louis Perrault, André Dubois, Lucien Frégis, Raymond Carl, René Lacourt, Marguerite Gérard, Suzy Willy, and Georges Adlin